Pipe connection.



KE. B. TYLER. PIPE UONNEUTION. APPLIUATIOH FILED MAR. 22, 1011. 1,006,317r rammed ocr. 17,1911.

INVINTOI EDWARD B. TYLER, or .'WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

{ PIPE CONNECTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 191.1'.

Application filed March 22, 1,911. Serif-11H0. 616,146.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, EDWARD B. TYLER, of lifilkinsburg, Allegheny county, ,lennsyl- Vania, have invented a new and useful lipe Connection, of which the following is a. full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. in which- Figure 1 is a longitmlinal section illustrating one form of 1n invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation s lowing the supporting device removed; and Fig. 3 is a sido eleration of the supporting device removed.

. My invention has relation to pipe connections, such, for instance, as are used `in heat- ,ing systems employing pipes of reliit-ivelir large diameters; and is designed to provide a connection which can readily be used, or adapted for use, in u variety of different locations, thereby reducing; largelyl the .pattern work required in the manufacture of fittings and connections for n system of such character. l

The nature of my invention will be best understood by reference to the accompany ing drawings, in which 'I have shown the preferred embodiments thereof, and which will now be described.

The `drawings show my invention as a] plied to a straight two-Way pipe connection, with expansion joints, but it will be readily understood from the following description that. this is only one of e considernble number of uses to which the invention is adapted.

In the drawings, the numeral 2 designates a. straight two-way pipe connection, Whirh is formed with an integral supporting portion 3, and which has a. bolting flange 4 at. each end. 5 designa tes rings which are bolted to the flanges 4, and 6 are gland rings bzwing anges 7 seating against the packing's 8, which packings tire seated within the rings 5.

9 designates one of the line pipes, which has a' bolting flange 10, which is connected by bolts 11 to a .ringr 12. This ringr seats the flange end of e relatively short pipe section 13, which extends through the glande and ticking 8 into the end portion of the memer '2. i -Eadli` ofthe rin s 5 is formed with si plurnlitytl'nf` lnhgitufmally extending arms or finge M14; ,which are arranged to formt;J semifircnlr supporting cradle for the rines 12. Il h'e, ms or ngers 14 are preferabl'y member 15.

iflange of the Ving a s micircular united at their outer ends by n connecting The pipe sections 13 are arranged to slide telesropically through the gland rings to talco cure of expansion and coiitrnction, the rings, l2 moving therewith und sliding on ilu Huppert torino-d by the arms or fingers Ll, thus it'orniing,r a simple and effective expansion joint..

'fixe bolt holo arrangement and spacing of tin' LCE irse' (langes fl.- of the nicmbcr 2. is pre-terribly the sanne as that of the bolting pipe 9. If an expansion joint is not desired at one cnd, or nt either end of the member 2, the member or members may lro rrnioved and the flanges ofthe pipe eration or .sections 9 bolted directly to the Harige or flanges Ll of the member 2. In this manner the member 2 without any change in its construction will answer either :is e simple anchor connection `t'or the pipe sections 5), or as an expansion.conncctioii with either one or both ot' the Suid pipe sections.

The member :'Zmay bo secured to a support iu any desired position, either horizontally, vertically, or at :in angle, and the sup portingmember 3 in any that is to say, instead of the member 2 being 'in the position in which the supporting portion 3 acts as a bese, it may be inverted and the portion 3 secured in an overhead support; or the member 2 may be turned et any desired angle. V

The i'nomflior 2 instead of beingl e straight two-way ronnootion. may obviouslyr he a T` an elbow, or of any other desired form.

The advantages of my invention Will be remiily apparent. to those familier with this nrt, since ity provides a practically universal pipe connecting ,member adapted for use in :i vlaii'ge A'arietv of locations.

What. I claim is l. A pipe connecting member havingr an end bolting;` flange, :md o: member adapted to be detuchably connected to said flanco and haring n plurality of projecting* portions forming e. sln'iportingf cradle open et; the top; substhntially as described.

2. A pipo connection having an integral snpl'iortin/g.,r portion and en end, bolti1'i,r thingie, and a member adapted to be detachably bolt d to seid flange und formed with a. plurelit of longitudinally extending por- `ionsco nected at their outer ends and formsupporting cradle open at the p substantially es described.

desired position,

3. A pipe conn-actin merlbre' having" ail end boitinw flange an a, meinbe aptdf for detuchable connection to sd 'm'g niid c vile open at the top, Said mebcrald be- AI tQSV `i` ing provided with a 'packing seat; substhmy hat. t'mlly as desribd. y V 4 4'. A pipe connection comprising n, l'g'e u l member provided with bolt hoes and huiv.- Vittijgsisxi:v d y ing a plurality of se avute lonitudfilly Coliwnh l projectmg arms or ng'e's, sai arms orI G; PARMEL. 

